Ember’s POV “You need your strength.” are the last words I say to Lottie before I block her out. I can’t heal her body after using her elemental abilities. She has never used that much energy and her human body needs to regenerate. I just don’t know how long it will take. I do as she asks though and go through the woods towards her mom’s house. Wolves surround the place. There must be around 20 of them. Either they are guarding the house to stop anyone getting in or to stop anyone from getting out. Either way, the house appeared quiet. In theory, this would be the first place Lottie would head to if she escaped. There is no way I am getting in there. I needed to keep moving before the rest of Edward’s followers found me. I began running. I'm running without knowing where I'm headed. After a lot of running, I came across a stream. I take a long drink and take the opportunity to catch my breath. I am hungry, but I can eat next time I stop. From a distance, I hear wol
Rayne’s POV “Isaac called. He needs to speak to me and Summer together.” I told Elizabeth as I hung up my phone, I planned on calling him back when we were together. “You’d best hurry. They will go to bed soon”. She tells me. It may have been a long time since I last spoke to Isaac, but I owe him. We all do. “You go, I will call her.” My mate tells me as she fights with our kids. I ran to the palace as fast as I could. Isaac wouldn’t have called if it wasn’t urgent. He had never called before. Summer and her family were gathered around the table playing cards. I dashed over to her home. “I have just had a call from Isaac.” I tell them all. Summer looked concerned. “He needs to speak to us.” I told my sister. “Call him back and put him on loudspeaker,” Nathan says. I know no one, especially Nathan and Dawson, has ever forgotten Isaac’s essential part in Summer’s rescue. Not to mention risking his life to save Jax. I dialed his number. He answered straight away.
Eden’s POV I remember Lottie. I only met her once, years ago. But I remember her. She and her sister could withstand our out-of-control aura’s. I remember it was nice to actually play with someone else other than my brothers. It was nice. I really felt connected to the pair of them. Then mom went and upset her, so she left. It was so nice to meet someone who looked different, like me. It made me feel better about myself. I wasn’t alone with my unique looks. I have never met anyone who looked like her since that day. But here she is, an emotional mess in front of me. What could have happened to her? I looked at my uncles, who were all staring at us. Everyone in the room looked confused. They wouldn’t know about Lottie. It was before we went to live at the palace, I personally never went back to that human town, but I know mom did. I wonder if Max and Jax would remember her? I wonder what happened to her sister. They seemed close. Lottie continued sobbing, her hear
Lottie’s POV The note Steff left for us at the diner said, ‘True Love is never lost, it can always be found, especially when there is a King around’. I am on my way to meet the King’s. Steff’s note must have been referring to Maddox, other elements of her note have come true. I know it. It has to be referring to him. I was sick with excitement on the way to the palace and I mean physically sick. Adam got the brunt of it. I vomited straight on to his lap. It just kept coming. Then Eden vomited because I was vomiting. He got some of that too. It was like a vomit fest in the back seat of the SUV. I apologized over and over again. I just couldn’t control it. When we pulled into the services, we all went and got freshened up. Adam should have stayed there longer because he stank. A few hours later, we finally made it to the palace. I wanted to find the King’s immediately. But Eden said they were with her mom at the hospital, where she still works as a doctor. Eden took
Lottie’s POV We head back to the sitting room when I am feeling composed. The Queen doesn’t rush me. When I walk in, I feel hopeful when I see two young men there. “Do you remember Lottie?” Eden shouts across the room. They both come walking towards me “Vaguely” they say at the same time. I looked at the pair. “Max.” I smiled at him before looking at his brother. “Jax. You still look the same.” “That is a skill, not many people can tell us apart.” Jax says. “Oh, it’s easy even after all these years. Max is prettier.” Jax’s face drops and Max burst out laughing. “Nice one.” Max says. Joking aside, though, I scoured the room, looking for Maddox. But he wasn’t there. I shouldn’t have got my hopes up so much, but I have to keep hoping. I am sitting by Eden. I explained to all the all the Royal family the things I feel they ought to know, leaving out the part about my elemental gift. It’s that part of me I am most cautious about revealing. Now more than ever, I heed my da
Nix’s POV “Hey, farm boy,” somebody yells. I didn’t look around, as there couldn’t possibly be anyone talking to me. If they are, why are they talking to me? Would they be trying to provoke a reaction from me? Because today is not a good day to do that. “I said. Hey, farm boy,” the same voice yells. This time, I know it is coming from the crowd of jocks that have gathered during our physical education class. Yes, I live on a small farm and yes, I am a boy, but I have a name. In fact, no one knows my real name. Teachers call me by my nickname, which is Nix. But they are probably the only few that even know that. I am not in the right frame of mind to be around people today, but if I don’t attend school, someone will come to my house. So, I have to be here, but I shouldn’t be. It’s the rule of the human town I live in that I have to attend school. But I am not human, or at least my mom wasn’t. I am going to assume I’m not either. She never talks about who helped conc
Nix’s POV After getting home, I made myself a birthday cake to celebrate my birthday. I think more tears went into it than anything else. I plan on eating it after I have finished my chores. ‘The farm won’t tend to itself’ was the phrase mom would use. I sat there and reminisced about my past birthday’s, what we would have done this evening. It was not very exciting compared to what other kids my age do. But I was grateful and happy. I don’t need flashy items or fancy clothes. She always said I deserved more than she could give. But all I wanted was her love. I got that in abundance. She was my everything and I was hers. She would make a tremendous effort every year on my birthday to tell me that I was the best thing that ever happened to her. Her life wasn’t complete until I came into it. All I could do was sit there, tears streaming down my face, thinking of her expression, her smile and her comforting embraces. I missed her so much. I haven’t even been in
Reed’s POV I go to the address listed in Nix’s file. The principal is right; it is a farm and if he is working it. That would explain his strength and size, but not his aura. I drove about half a mile before I saw the house. It’s small and simple, nothing elaborate. I knocked on the door. No one answers. But I knew someone was home, so I knocked again. Nix answered the door. We exchanged pleasantries. I asked him if his mom was home. He tells me she is resting, but he looks nervous and shuts the door behind him, which makes me think he is lying. His mom will know who his father is. Maybe she can explain why he has such a powerful aura before he has his wolf. I need to talk to her. He tells me they have lived here all of his life and he doesn’t know about the Wolf Council. Maybe his mom is not a wolf herself. I test his knowledge when I tell him about rogues being in the area. He doesn’t question what rogues are, so I am guessing he knows some things. I need to meet his